Nathan Shipley is a San Francisco-based graphics artist who used artificial intelligence (AI) to reimagine a handful of historical figures, cartoon characters, and famous paintings as modern-day people.

Nathan Shipley loves to create impossible images and explore new technology. Nathan has a background in animation and visual effects and once he saw the possibilities that AI and machine learning tools open up, he realized that there are many things that could be done using them that would otherwise be impossible. “Even some things that may be technically possible with VFX and CG could still be very time-consuming or expensive, whereas AI enables entirely new possibilities,”

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#1 William Shakespeare

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#2 Henry VIII

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#3 Anne Boleyn

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#4 Queen Elizabeth I (Young)

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#5 George Washington

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#6 Mary Tudor

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#7 Henry VII

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#8 Queen Elizabeth I (Old)

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#9 Edward VI

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#10 Queen Elizabeth I (Middle-Aged)

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#11 Rembrandt

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#12 Mona Lisa

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#13 Benjamin Franklin

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#14 Frida Kahlo

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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#15 George Washington

Well-Known Historical Figures, Paintings Recreated Using Artificial Intelligence

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